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"John Stevens," 0-4-0, c. 1925 |
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Vintage. Here is an official photo of the replica of the "John Stevens ~ First Steam Locomotive ~ 1825." This replica was built in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works during 1925 and is presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. The exact date and location of this photo are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1925 Upload Date: 1/2/2025 9:20:56 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR JOHNSTEVEN(0-4-0) |
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"John Bull," 2-6-0, #1 of 2, c. 1927 |
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Vintage. Here is the first of two official photos of the "John Bull" replica. The original locomotive was built in England during 1831, transported to North America on a wind-powered ship, and thereafter utilized by the Camden & Amboy Railroad. This replica was built in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works during September of 1927 and is presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1927 Upload Date: 1/2/2025 9:19:47 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) |
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"John Bull," 2-6-0, #2 of 2, c. 1927 |
| Description: |
Here is the second of two official photos of the "John Bull" replica. The original locomotive was built in England during 1831, transported to North America on a wind-powered ship, and thereafter utilized by the Camden & Amboy Railroad. This replica was built in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona Works during September of 1927 and is presently on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg. |
| Photo Date: |
9/22/1927 Upload Date: 1/2/2025 9:20:20 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) |
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Engine 135, 4-4-0, c. 1900 |
| Description: |
Vintage. Here is a vintage postal card depicting engine #135, a wood-burning 4-4-0 "American" steam locomotive. Note the four pots of flowers on the locomotive! The photographer's name, the locomotive's pedigree, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1900 Upload Date: 3/16/2017 2:43:40 AM |
| Location: |
All Everywhere, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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| Title: |
First PRR Train In Marion, New York, 1906 |
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Vintage. Here is a vintage postal card depicting the first Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train in Marion, New York, on 6 October 1906. Note the horse-drawn carriages! The photographer's name and the exact date are not recorded. |
| Photo Date: |
10/6/1906 Upload Date: 3/14/2018 2:20:37 AM |
| Location: |
Marion, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
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| Title: |
NYC 544, 0-6-0, c. 1915 |
| Description: |
Vintage. Here is an image of a vintage photo of engine #544, an 0-6-0 switcher built by the American Locomotive Company as New York Central & Hudson River Railroad engine number "544" during March of 1911, renumbered as New York Central Railroad "6644" in August of 1936, and retired in April of 1952 after 41 years of faithful service. The names of the photographer and of the Crewmen pictured here, as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. (William E. Burket Collection.) |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1915 Upload Date: 8/15/2022 4:10:45 PM |
| Location: |
Clearfield, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NYC 544(0-6-0) |
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| Title: |
NYC 3114, L-4B, c. 1946 |
| Description: |
Vintage. Here is a photo of New York Central Railroad engine #3114, an L-4B (4-8-2) "Mohawk" built by the Lima Locomotive Works during January of 1943. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Nathan Dahms.) |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1946 Upload Date: 12/28/2022 9:47:46 PM |
| Location: |
Albany, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NYC 3114(4-8-2) |
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NYC 6000, S-1A, c. 1946 |
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Vintage. Here is a photo of New York Central Railroad engine #6000, an S-1A (4-8-4) "Niagra" built by the American Locomotive Company during March of 1945 and retired in April of 1956 after just 11 years of revenue service. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Nathan Dahms.) |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1946 Upload Date: 12/28/2022 9:51:06 PM |
| Location: |
Albany, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NYC 6000(4-8-4) |
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266 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
B&O 6120, 2-10-2, 1954 |
| Description: |
Vintage. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Hyndman, Pennsylvania, in March of 1954. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engine #6120, a 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during November of 1923 and retired in 1957 after 34 years of faithful service. Just imagine the thunderous, reverberating echoes! |
| Photo Date: |
3/3/1954 Upload Date: 6/29/2020 8:37:42 PM |
| Location: |
Hyndman, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
BO 6120(2-10-2) |
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| Title: |
"John Stevens," 0-4-0, 1963 |
| Description: |
Vintage. Here is an original photo that I took at the Strasburg Railroad site in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, on 11 August 1963. Shown here is a replica of the "John Stevens ~ First Steam Locomotive ~ 1825." This replica was fabricated at the Altoona Works during 1925. Despite the pistons and cog wheels, this locomotive is basically jusr a wagon with a boiler and a water barrel. Not much attention was paid to crew comfort either! This replica is now on display in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. |
| Photo Date: |
8/11/1963 Upload Date: 10/19/2016 1:03:47 PM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR JOHNSTEVEN(0-4-0) |
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| Title: |
Camden & Amboy's "John Bull," 2-4-0, 1971 |
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Vintage. Here is an original photo that I took at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, in December of 1971. Shown here is the Camden & Amboy's "John Bull." This is the original 2-4-0 wood-burning steam locomotive that was built in England around 1830, disassembled and sent across the Atlantic Ocean on a wood-hulled ship with sails, and then reassembled for revenue service in New Jersey. |
| Photo Date: |
12/28/1971 Upload Date: 4/14/2024 8:28:41 AM |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
PRR JOHNBULL(2-4-0) |
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| Title: |
Cumberland Valley's "Pioneer," 2-2-2T, 1971 |
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Vintage. Here is an original photo that I took at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, in December of 1971. Shown here is the Cumberland Valley's "Pioneer." This is the original 2-2-2T wood-burning steam locomotive that was in revenue service from 1851 to 1880. |
| Photo Date: |
12/29/1971 Upload Date: 4/14/2024 8:25:43 AM |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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| Title: |
SOU 1401, PS-4, #1 of 2, 1971 |
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Vintage. Here is the first of two original photos that I took at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, in December of 1971. Shown here is Southern Railways engine #1401, a PS-4 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the American Locomotive Company in July of 1926 and retired in 1952 after 26 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
12/29/1971 Upload Date: 4/14/2024 8:31:04 AM |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 1401(4-6-2) |
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| Title: |
SOU 1401, PS-4, #2 of 2, 1971 |
| Description: |
Vintage. Here is the second of two original photos that I took at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, in December of 1971. Shown here is Southern Railways engine #1401, a PS-4 (4-6-2) "Pacific" built by the American Locomotive Company in July of 1926 and retired in 1952 after 26 years of revenue service. |
| Photo Date: |
12/29/1971 Upload Date: 4/14/2024 8:33:21 AM |
| Location: |
Washington, DC |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
| Locomotives: |
SOU 1401(4-6-2) |
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| Title: |
PRR Exhibit, State Museum of Pennsylvania, 1973 |
| Description: |
Vintage. Here is an original photo that I took at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in June of 1973. Notable here are replicas of the smokebox number plates for Pennsylvania Railroad steam locomotive numbers "94" (an A-5S switcher) and "1737" (the first K-4S "Pacific"). |
| Photo Date: |
6/21/1973 Upload Date: 2/28/2024 9:36:09 AM |
| Location: |
Harrisburg, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Steam |
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